Wheelhouse Surname

202,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wheelhouse Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the wheel-house,' from residence thereby, the place where wheels were made or stored; compare Wheeler and Wheelwright. This surname is distinctly indigenous to West Riding of Yorkshire.

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Wheelhouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1771:47,3395,949
United States3821:948,84570,809
Australia3141:85,9749,937
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Wales311:99,8247,946
Scotland181:297,43413,849
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6771:36,0054,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Wheelhouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the wheel-house,' from residence thereby, the place where wheels were made or stored; compare Wheeler and Wheelwright. This surname is distinctly indigenous to West Riding of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Whelehous, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Welehous, carpenter, 1379: ibid.

1747. Married — Robert Wheelhous and Ann Bethell. St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1795. Married — Samuel Wheelhouse and Lucy White: St. George, Hanover Square Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at, or by, the Wheel-House (i.e. a shed which covered a wheel used lor hauling or raising (as water) [Old English hwéol + hús] Willelmus de Whelehous.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wheelhouse Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wheelhouse Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wheelhouse is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wheelhouse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheelhouse? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 202,164th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,535,927 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Wheelhouse are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,177 people, or 1 in 47,339. In England Wheelhouse is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 19 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 11 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Wheelhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wheelhouse has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wheelhouse last name increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 434 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wheelhouse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wheelhouse surname is chiefly Methodist (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wheelhouse are 11.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wheelhouse earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $44,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $49,857 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weelhouse951/
Whellhouse901/
Welhouse89328/
Wellhouse8491/
Wealhouse840/
Belhouse7812/
Wilhouse7811/
Velhouse781/
Belhousse74112/
Willhouse7464/
Wellhause742/
Welhauser741/
Belouse714/
Velouse713/
Wilhose710/
Weilhauser700/
Velgouse6713/
Belhouze675/
Belhousi671/
Weelishe671/
Wilhause670/

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